Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-04-15
cOxrEs CASE.

Doard OF county commissioners and
objected to the allowance of the ac-
count Of Sheriff Havird, on the ground
that Havird did not receive the high
est number of legal votes, etc. The
case will come before Judge Broder-
ick at the coming term Of court,
which convenes on May 3rd. Cor
man, as we understand it, will en-
deavor to capture the Office that he
failed to reach last November, OIL the
ground that the polling place in Long
Valley is in Idaho county. He has
sent out . surveyor, man named
True, from Alturas county, to make
survey, and if, by any old and de-
funct boundary law, or by any hook
or crook on which to hang any kind
OF deformed semblance Of legal
point in his favor, will push his case.
He has good lawyer for that kind
OF business. Ainslie is not a great
lawyer in the true sense of the word,
but there are but few attorneys in
Idaho who can get the best of him
when it comes to throwing technical
ties ln:o the legal prize ring to knock
out right and justice, and how he will
succeed in this case remains to be
seen. Long Valley has always been
considered in this county, by both
Idaho and Boise counties. We don't
know on what law defining boundar-
les they intend to hang their case,
but have heard that it is one among
the first, or the first, passed many
years ago, and which was killed by a
subsequent law making the divide be.
tween the waters of Payette and Sal
mon rivers the line, and which latter
law the revisers in 1875 overlooked
in their revision, substituting the de-
funct law. If they win the case on
any such grounds as these, it will be
another case added to the long list
wherein justice has been defeated by
technicaIity, or loop hole, left by
an oversight of the revisers, through
which injustice will crawl to gobble
that which by all principles of right
and justice belongs to another. If
this is their case, and they win, it
will be victory, if it may be called
such, that will be dearly bought.
German has been elected by sm4 u
majorities and his right to Office has
never been contested. The principle
in American politics is that the ma
iority shall rule. Havird obtained a
majority, and obtained it fairly and
honestly, and if his friends had used
the same amount of money in the
campaign that Germans friends used,
his majority would have been so over
whelming that contest would never
have been thought of. Gorman was
backed by monied men who used
their money, to elect their man, with
liberality that was unstinted during
the campaign, and this fact induced
US to make the fight we did. Havirt
was a new man, against an old, ex
perienced politician, and against
money, which he could not command
to offset. We knew full well tina
the influence of the World could no
. offset the influences of the force
Havird had to fight, but sailed in will
u determination to accomplish all WI
could, at the same time recognizing
, the fact that our county is small
, one, and to be at enmity with even
small number of neighbors in a smal
community mars to a certain exten
the pleasures of social intercourse
and that the consequences mus
inevitably be the making of bite
: enemies of number, enemies of som
t who had been friends before. Thi
!, has been the result. 1t was not un
expected. This is one of the innu
merable sources of great wads Of JOY
e business in connection with the news
S paper business. To be OH good term
= with everybody pencil driver mus
r either have no principles, or not es
g press them. This was case OF ne'
j. candidate against all old office holde
IS new man against experience an
u the power of money. Our sympathie
under the circumstances, were strong
" in favor of the new man. Unde
these same circumstances we will ns
Z be slow to enter the next campsig
just as strongly as We did the las
\ newspaper that will not wade in
y, sustain its principles, once in a Will
" does not deserve to live.